Friday, February 27th

*Medea Essay Test
---Hold test materials until end of hour.

*OBJECTIVE:  Write explanatory texts to explore and convey complex ideas.

Thursday, February 26th--sub

*Jason & Medea:  Tragic Heroes?

Wednesday, February 25th

*Check Annotations:  1209-end
*Essay Test:  Preview
*Pre-write for Essay Test
--- up to 30 words/numbers
---sketch thesis
---sketch TS's
---line #'s
*Essay Test FRIDAY

*OBJECTIVE:  Compose well-organized writing through the use of pre-writing.

Tuesday, February 24th

*Review Big Questions:  742-1209
---Collect
Finish Reading Medea
---Annotations Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Monday, February 23rd

*Check Annotations:  742-1209
*Discuss Big Questions
---1)  Review/Discuss Annotations
---2)  Discuss/Answer Big Questions

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's decisions in drama.

Friday, February 20th

*Read Medea 742-1209
---HW: Annotations Due Monday, Average 3 per page

*OBJECTIVE: To aid in engagement and comprehension, we will annotate grade-level text as we read.

Thursday, February 19th

*Read "Crazy Chick Flicks"
*Check Annotations 353-742 & Big Answers over same.
*Discuss/Review

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in drama.

Wednesday, February 18th

*Complete Big Questions over lines 353-742

Tuesday, February 17th

*Read & Annotate lines 353-742

Thursday, February 12th

*Late Essays:  -1 Letter-Grade Per Day!!!
*Quiz:  Medea Back-Story & Greek Drama
*Review:  1-353
---Collect Big Questions

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Wednesday, February 11th

*Quiz TOMORROW
*Check annotations:1-354

*Info.:  How we'll discus

*Small Group Discussions of 1-354

---FIRST, review annotations

---then, EVERYONE write answers to Big Questions on SEPARATE paper

*Final copy due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm, TONIGHT!!!
---Not working? Email!!
---Class goal: ALL drafts in on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze the impact of an author's choices in drama.

Tuesday, February 10th

*Check Notes & Tragic Hero Organizer
*Reminders:  How we'll read.
---Obey punctuation
---Emotional state
*Read Medea 1-353
---HW:  Develop Annotations, Average 3 per page

*Final copy due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm, WEDNESDAY!!!
---Not working? Email!!
---Class goal: ALL drafts in on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE:  To aid in engagement and comprehension, we will annotate grade-level text as we read.

Monday, February 9th

*Finish:  Background info. for reading Euripedes' Medea

---Respond in right-hand column

---Organizer:  Think of an original example of someone who underwent the Tragic Hero's downfall

------Check Notes & Organizer Tomorrow

------Quiz Wednesday

*Info.:  How We'll Read

*Final copy due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm, WEDNESDAY!!!
---Not working? Email!!
---Class goal: ALL drafts in on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE: We will hear and respond to cultural and historical background in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Friday, February 6th

*Turnitin.com stragglers

*Essay Questions?
*Focus Questions: What role(s) have women played in the myths we've read so far?
---What do you think will happen when a female character breaks from these roles?
*Background info. for reading Euripedes' Medea

---Respond in right-hand column
---Quiz Wednesday

*Final copy due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm, WEDNESDAY!!!
---Not working? Email!!
---Class goal: ALL drafts in on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE:  We will hear and respond to background narrative in order to aid comprehension in our primary text.

Thursday, February 5th

*Turnitin.com
---Set up account (if necessary)
---Enroll in class
------Class ID / Enrollment Password
---PRACTICE submission
------"Single File Upload"
------Cut & Paste
*MLA Format
*Set up Works Cited page
*Finish group revisions?
*Edit/Revise Essays

*Final copy via turnitin.com: Wednesday, February 11th, before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Wednesday, February 4th

*Check First Drafts
*Peer-revision Experts
*No draft?  Write!
*Tomorrow:  Meet in 151
---Works Cited
---Turnitin.com
---Revise Essay
------BRING YOUR FILE!!!

*Final copy via turnitin.com:  Wednesday, February 11th, before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Tuesday, February 3rd

*Draft Essays
---Attach Quotes
---Check Half-Sheet

*Typed, completed first draft (hard copy): TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of Mythological texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Monday, February 2nd

*1) Finish: Topic Outline
*2) Draft Essays

---MLA document in packet
*Meet in #151 (Writing Lab) Tuesday

*Typed, completed first draft (hard copy): Wednesday, 2/4

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized argumentative texts.